Dr. Shelly Cristobal took over as owner and audiologist of Hearing Health Care Services in August of 2014.Previously, she had been working with a large team of Ear, Nose, and Throat specialists performing both diagnostics and management care for patients of all ages. This offered her experience caring for the needs of each patient in the context of total health care.For those patients for whom hearing aids are appropriate, she utilizes gold standard fitting procedures with probe microphone based real ear measures. She also offer a wide range of assistive listening devices and auditory retraining programs.Dr. Cristobal earned a Doctorate in Audiology from the University of Memphis in 2010, She completed a clinical internship at UNC. She also earned her undergraduate degree from UNC Chapel Hill.  She has twice been awarded honors from national audiology organizations for above and beyond the typical continuing education efforts.A North Carolina native, Dr. Cristobal lives in Hillsborough with her husband, Christian, their five-year-old, Will, one-and-a-half-year-old, Benny, a Great Dane and a house cat. They are active parishioners at the Newman Catholic Student Center Parish in Chapel Hill.‍